Roadside bomb kills seven U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, two Marines die in Anb

[Judi Lynn]

Roadside bomb kills seven U.S. soldiers in Baghdad, two Marines die in Anbar
By Nick Wadhams, Associated Press, 1/7/2005 06:03


BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Iraq's prime minister warned that insurgent strikes would only increase as the country's election draws closer on the same day the government extended a state of emergency and nine U.S. troops were killed, the deadliest day for American forces since a suicide attack on a U.S. base last month.

A roadside bomb killed seven U.S. soldiers in northwest Baghdad and two Marines were killed in western Iraq on Thursday as insurgents continued their attacks ahead of the Jan. 30 elections.
(snip)

''I can't guarantee that every person in Iraq that wants to vote, goes to a polling booth and can do that safely,'' Metz said. ''We're going to do everything possible to create that condition for them, but we are fighting an enemy who cares less who he kills, when he kills and how he kills. A delay in the elections just gives the thugs and terrorists more time to continue their intimidation, their cruelty, their brutal murders of innocent people.''
(snip)

The two other U.S. Marines killed in action Thursday were both members of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force and lost their lives in Anbar province, which is home to the volatile city of Fallujah.
(snip)

The latest deaths brought the number of U.S. troops killed since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003 to 1,350, according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,063 died as a result of hostile action.
(snip/...)

http://www.boston.com/dailynews/007/world/Roadside_bomb_kills_seven_U_S_:.shtml

[Moderator]

1. Duplicate

( same nine)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1127882